Example sentences of "[coord] [was/were] [adj] that " in BNC.
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| 1 | They heard them talking , and were sure that they knew the voice of the visitor . |
| 2 | On the other side were many who voiced optimism and trust in the Holy Spirit rather than defensiveness , saw more need for encouragement than for condemnations , and were convinced that there was a new opportunity for liturgical and pastoral use of the Bible which must not be missed . |
| 3 | The Left claimed that the government and police were prejudiced in favour of Mosley , and were convinced that the National Government was favourable to fascism . |
| 4 | He became a good husband , quiet and kind , but his family were strong Methodists and were shocked that she smoked and had such a joy of life . |
| 5 | Even the conservatives in the House could not be entirely depended on , for all but a few of them were no more than ‘ Hooverites ’ to use Stockman 's contemptuous label ; they were keen on budget-cutting only up to a point and were anxious that the budget should be balanced , but they had no stomach for swingeing tax cuts — the main article of the supply-side faith . |
| 6 | They sensed the change in political mood and were anxious that the Conservatives should not get out of step with the public . |
| 7 | In the circumstances they could hardly refuse our request for a special audit — indeed , they appeared to welcome it , saying that although they were going through a difficult time they had nothing to hide , and were confident that the bank would wish to continue its support . " |
| 8 | ‘ We caught Kenny after he had been off the road and were worried that he was going to hold us up because we knew Nolan was catching up quickly , ’ explains Dean . |
| 9 | They also made me extremely randy , an effect I pointed out to you , who seemed unaffected in that department and were astonished that they should stimulate my already overwrought sexuality — ‘ oversexed and under seventy ’ is how I still think of myself . |
| 10 | We had anticipated that children would want ‘ chips with everything ’ and were surprised that their concern focussed on food not being warm enough , queues and size of helpings . |
| 11 | On Thursday we gave our first lecture to a wider audience , and were surprised that more than a hundred turned up . |
| 12 | The pupils decided that they were the same in that context and were satisfied that there were only three different shapes if they did not allow fences in the middle or squares just touching at the corners . |
| 13 | ’ The committee heard evidence from Stemp and from Worcestershire and were satisfied that he had not knowingly taken amphetamines and that they had been administered to him without his knowledge , approval or authority . |
| 14 | With this drizzly weather we were stuck in Porto , and were glad that we had n't tried to cycle into town as the taxi sped through steep cobbled streets . |
| 15 | We had wonderful and devoted parents and were always sure of a safe , secure background and were aware that we children mattered more to them than anything else . |
| 16 | Many children had a partial understanding of the process of evaporation and were aware that the decrease in water level was in some way connected to the sun and heat . |
| 17 | It no longer functioned as a club ; members could not understand what all the others were up to , and were aware that the interests of physicists and of biologists might be opposed . |
| 18 | The overwhelming vote in favour showed that deputies were weary of the arguments which had raged since May , and were aware that a decision was needed urgently if the country was to stand a chance of warding off imminent economic collapse . |
| 19 | They were also in a test situation , and were aware that the passages they were reading were to be followed by questions . |
| 20 | On the one hand Europe favoured détente , but on the other , they also needed US protection and were concerned that , if the worst came to the worst , Carter would not be prepared to go to war to save Europe . |
| 21 | Holland gained few glimpses of goal after that , although Taffarel failed to hold a hard low centre from Berghuis eight minutes before half-time and was fortunate that no Dutchman was around to pounce on the loose ball . |
| 22 | I remember Status Quo 's ‘ Down Down ’ , though , and was disappointed that Cud drew back from an attempt at reproducing Quo 's perfect repetition . |
| 23 | Fillis fed sugar and carrots to horses belonging to other people , and was convinced that the horses lacked affection for their owners because they started whinnying to him after a number of visits with the food . |
| 24 | William Beveridge , who was a member of the Committee from its inception in 1934 until 1944 , was keenly aware of this problem of less eligibility and was convinced that a scheme of family allowances could help to overcome it . |
| 25 | Colin Chapman , however , had his doubts and was convinced that if it had barriers around it , similar to those at Monaco , Clark would never have died . |
| 26 | Roby 's fears of what that might mean weighed against the fact that John Simpson , the BBC diplomatic correspondent , reported that he had spoken to senior Iranian politicians and was convinced that the British hostages were alive . |
| 27 | He inherited a regular staff meeting and was penitent that he had never invented such a meeting in Durham . |
| 28 | But Will made it clear he 'll be happy to work with me and was keen that we all pull together . ’ |
| 29 | I heard/saw a large bomb leave the Ju87 and was certain that it was coming straight at me . |
| 30 | Boyd believed firmly that all women were incurably avaricious and was certain that , once Olga knew about the book , she would try to squeeze most of the proceeds of it out of Hank ; and , to his credit , he was determined that this should not happen . |